Beatrice Ellen Krueger

On Sunday, February 5, 2023, Beatrice Ellen Krueger, age 83, loving wife and mother of five children, went to be with her Lord and Savior.

Bea was born on August 1, 1939 to Arbutus (Morrison) and Harvey Zettler in Marshfield, Wisconsin.  She married Gordon D. Krueger on December 29, 1956, and they celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary in December.  Together they raised their five children; Dale (Linda) Krueger, Cheri (Mark) Howry, Bradley (Caryn) Krueger, Michele Krueger-Koopman, all of Guthrie, and Kari Krueger of Coyle.

Bea is survived by her husband, Gordon, her children, nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, her sisters, Eunice (Butch) Radlinger, of Chula Vista, California, Marsha (Leo) Starr of St. Paul, Minnesota, Jane Zettler of Marshfield, Wisconsin and her brother, Jay (Jan) Zettler of Marshfield, Wisconsin.

Bea worked many years in the healthcare field and was a Unit Coordinator in the Emergency Room and Pediatric Intensive Care unit at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, Wisconsin.  She was also active in the community and her children's activities while they were growing up.  Bea an Gordon moved to Oklahoma and Bea began her 14 year management career with Dr. James Dixson at the Guthrie Clinic.  After the clinic merged with Mercy Health Network, Bea became Clinic manager of the Mercy Guthrie Clinic and later, Mercy Edmond Memorial Clinic.  Bea retired from Mercy Healthcare Network in 2004.

Bea had a passion for cooking, reading, crossword puzzles, gardening and watching birds out her window.  She enjoyed watching her hydrangeas and hibiscus grow and bloom.  She also enjoyed watching her grandchildren and great-grandchildren grow and she doted on them.

Bea was preceded in death by her mother, Arbutus (Morrison) Zettler and her father, Harvey Zettler, paternal grandmother, Laura Zettler, paternal grandfather, Emil Zettler, maternal grandmother Mary Morrison and maternal grandfather, Vernon Morrison.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 1:00 pm, at Community Funeral Home, 1624 N. Pine Street, Guthrie.

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